then she just turned around and said she wasn't coming after all
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How could she turn round and say that, after all I've done for her?
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
turn round and do something — turn round/around and do sth idiom (informal) used to report what sb says or does, when this is surprising or annoying • How could she turn round and say that, after all I ve done for her? Main entry: ↑turnidiom … Useful english dictionary
turn around — phrasal verb turn around or turn round Word forms turn around : present tense I/you/we/they turn around he/she/it turns around present participle turning around past tense turned around past participle turned around 1) British… … English dictionary
turn around — or turn round 1) see turn 1) 2) PHR V ERG If you turn something around, or if it turns around, it is moved so that it faces the opposite direction. [V n P] Bud turned the truck around, and started back for Dalton Pond... [ … English dictionary
turn around — AND turn over in. [for something] to undergo a major, dynamic change. □ Things turned around for illard and went okay for a while. □ When life turned over and things went more smoothly, Frank was happier … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
turn around — I noun turning in an opposite direction or position the reversal of the image in the lens • Syn: ↑reversal • Derivationally related forms: ↑reverse (for: ↑reversal) … Useful english dictionary
turn around — UK US turn around Phrasal Verb with turn({{}}/tɜːn/ verb [I or T] (UK also turn round) ► MANAGEMENT to change a plan, business, or system that is unsuccessful and make it successful: »He was hired by the government to help turn around the failing … Financial and business terms
turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
To turn around one's finger — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out … Dictionary of contemporary English
turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
